2018 Florida Gators football team

2018 SEC football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: December 1, 2018
	Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions; As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Florida Gators football
2018 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 14
2018 record	6–1 (4–1 SEC)
Head coach	Dan Mullen (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Billy Gonzales (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	John Hevesy (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Todd Grantham (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium; (Capacity: 88,548)

The 2018 Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators play their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. Florida play as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are led by first-year head coach Dan Mullen.

Previous season

The Gators in 2017 were led by third-year head coach Jim McElwain through the end of October until his firing. Randy Shannon was named the interim head coach on October 29.^[1] They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in SEC play to finish in fifth place in the Eastern Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy^[2]	Chauncey Gardner-Johnson	DB	JR
Rimington Trophy^[3]	T. J. McCoy	C	JR
Chuck Bednarik Award^[4]	David Reese	LB	JR
Butkus Award^[5]	David Reese	LB	JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy^[6]	Cece Jefferson	DE	SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy^[6]	David Reese	LB	JR
Outland Trophy^[7]	Martez Ivey	OL	SR
Wuerffel Trophy^[8]	Fred Johnson	OL	SR
Ted Hendricks Award^[9]	Cece Jefferson	DE	SR
Ted Hendricks Award^[9]	Jabari Zuniga	DE	JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award^[10]	Tyrie Cleveland	WR	JR

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018 with the Gators predicted to finish third in the East Division.^[11]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East)
1	Georgia	1,977 (271)
2	South Carolina	1,535 (8)
3	Florida	1,441 (4)
4	Missouri	1,057
5	Kentucky	874 (1)
6	Tennessee	704 (1)
7	Vanderbilt	392

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Gators had eight players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Offense

1st team

Martez Ivey – OL

3rd team

Jordan Scarlett – RB

Defense

1st team

Cece Jefferson – DL

2nd team

Chauncey Gardner-Johnson – DB

CJ Henderson – DB

3rd team

David Reese – LB

Marco Wilson – DB

Specialists

3rd team

Kardarius Toney – all purpose player

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	Charleston Southern*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 53–6	81,164
September 8	7:30 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 25	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	L 16–27	80,651
September 15	4:00 p.m.	Colorado State*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 48–10	80,021
September 22	7:00 p.m.	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	W 47–21	100,027
September 29	6:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Mississippi State		Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	ESPN	W 13–6	61,406
October 6	3:30 p.m.	No. 5 LSU	No. 22	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	W 27–19	90,283
October 13	12:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 14	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN	W 37–27	31,118
October 27	3:30 p.m.	vs. Georgia		TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS
November 3		Missouri		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL
November 10		South Carolina		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL
November 17		Idaho*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL
November 24		at Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	25	NR	NR	RV	22	14
Coaches	RV	25	NR	RV	RV	RV	16
CFP	Not released															Not released

Game summaries

Charleston Southern

Charleston Southern Buccaneers at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Charleston Southern	0	0	0	6	6
Florida	10	28	13	2	53

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: September 1, 2018
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: 67% humidity, clear
Game attendance: 81,164
Referee: John McDaid
TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, and Cole Cubelic^[12]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Florida – Trevon Grimes 34-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 12:40
Florida – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal, 8:10

Second Quarter

Florida – Van Jefferson 6-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 13:19
Florida – Josh Hammond 6-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 9:51
Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 5:49
Florida – Van Jefferson 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 1:39

Third Quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 31-yard field goal, 10:58
Florida – Kyle Trask 12-yard run (Jorge Powell kick), 7:28
Florida – Jorge Powell 39-yard field goal, 4:48

Fourth Quarter

Charleston Southern – Terrence Wilson 22-yard run, 13:40
Florida – Austin Perry 98-yard PAT return, 13:40

Passing leaders

CHSO – London Johnson – 3/12, 2 yards
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 16/24, 219 yards, 5 touchdowns

Rushing leaders

CHSO – Ronnie Harris – 8 carries, 83 yards
FLA – Dameon Pierce – 9 carries, 73 yards

Receiving leaders

CHSO – Taz Lindsey and Geoffrey Wall – 1 reception, 5 yards
FLA – Freddie Swain – 2 receptions, 57 yards

Tackling leaders

CHSO – Solomon Brown – 8 tackles
FLA – Chauncey Gardner-Johnson and Rayshad Jackson – 5 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
1–0	September 5, 2009	Florida, 62–3

Kentucky

Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	7	0	14	6	27
No. 25 Florida	0	10	0	6	16

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: September 8, 2018
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: ESE at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h) • Weather: 81% humidity, partly cloudy
Game attendance: 80,651
Referee: David Smith
TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, and Cole Cubelic^[13]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Kentucky – David Bouvier 29-yard pass from Terry Wilson (Miles Butler kick), 5:07

Second Quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 29-yard field goal, 14:03
Florida – Moral Stephens 18-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 8:27

Third Quarter

Kentucky – Terry Wilson 24-yard run (Miles Butler kick), 9:49
Kentucky – Lynn Bowden 54-yard pass from Terry Wilson (Miles Butler kick), 4:11

Fourth Quarter

Florida – Freddie Swain 4-yard pass from Feleipe Franks, 3:34
Kentucky – Davonte Robinson 30-yard fumble recovery, 0:00

Passing leaders

KEN – Terry Wilson – 11/16, 151 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 17/38, 232 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception

Rushing leaders

KEN – Benny Snell – 175 yards
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 44 yards

Receiving leaders

KEN – Lynn Bowden – 4 receptions, 79 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Kadarius Toney – 2 receptions, 35 yards

Tackling leaders

KEN – Kash Daniel – 11 tackles
FLA – Rayshad Jackson – 9 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
51–17	September 23, 2017	Florida, 28–27

Colorado State

Colorado State Rams at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado State	0	3	7	0	10
Florida	6	21	0	21	48

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: September 15, 2018
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 96 °F (36 °C) • Wind: SW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) • Weather: 45% humidity, partly cloudy
Game attendance: 80,021
Referee: Marc Curles
TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, and Kris Budden^[14]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 24-yard field goal, 10:48
Florida – Evan McPherson 48-yard field goal, 2:14

Second Quarter

Florida – Jordan Scarlett 30-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 11:49
Florida – Freddie Swain 18-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 6:24
Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 0-yard punt return, 4:02
Colorado State – Wyatt Bryan 53-yard field goal, 0:00

Third Quarter

Colorado State – Trey McBride 48-yard pass from K.J. Carta-Samuels (Wyatt Bryan kick), 11:27

Fourth Quarter

Florida – Freddie Swain 85-yard punt return (Evan McPherson kick), 13:25
Florida – Van Jefferson 38-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 9:21
Florida – Daemon Pierce 68-yard run (Jorge Powell kick), 6:17

Passing leaders

CSU – K.J. Carta-Samuels – 21/33, 217 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 8/15, 119 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception

Rushing leaders

CSU – Marvin Kinsey, Jr. – 15 carries, 79 yards
FLA – Daemon Pierce – 5 carries, 87 yards, 1 touchdown

Receiving leaders

CSU – Preston Williams – 9 receptions, 106 yards
FLA – Van Jefferson – 2 receptions, 62 yards, 1 touchdown

Tackling leaders

CSU – Josh Watson – 5 tackles
FLA – James Houston, IV – 8 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
First meeting

Tennessee

Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	14	12	7	14	47
Tennessee	0	3	10	8	21

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

Date: September 22, 2018
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: N at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 100,027
Referee: James Carter
TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, and Quint Kessenich^[15]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Florida – R.J. Raymond 1 yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 6:50
Florida – Feleipe Franks 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 4:52

Second Quarter

Tennessee – Brent Cimaglia 32-yard field goal, 13:13
Florida – Cece Jefferson safety, 11:03
Florida – Freddie Swain 65-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 10:42
Florida – Evan McPherson 25-yard field goal, 0:15

Third Quarter

Florida – Jordan Scarlett 19-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 14:44
Tennessee – Brent Cimaglia 41-yard field goal, 12:38
Tennessee – Madre London 1 yard run (Brent Cimaglia kick), 1:22

Fourth Quarter

Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 38-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 13:17
Tennessee – Jeremy Banks 2-yard run (Jauan Jennings pass from Keller Chryst), 5:04
Florida – Dameon Pierce 47-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 4:54

Passing leaders

FLA – Feleipe Franks – 9/18, 172 yards, 3 touchdowns
TEN – Jarrett Guarantano – 7/18, 164 yards, 2 interceptions

Rushing leaders

FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 11 carries, 77 yards
TEN – Ty Chandler – 11 carries, 66 yards; Madre London – 11 carries, 66 yards

Receiving leaders

FLA – Freddie Swain – 2 receptions, 88 yards, 1 touchdown
TEN – Jauan Jennings – 4 receptions, 60 yards

Tackling leaders

FLA – David Reese, II – 11 tackles
TEN – Baylen Buchanan – 5 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
27–20	September 16, 2017	Florida, 26–20

Mississippi State

Florida Gators at Mississippi State Bulldogs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	0	3	7	3	13
No. 23 Mississippi State	3	3	0	0	6

at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi

Date: September 29, 2018
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 61,406
Referee: Matt Austin
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill^[16]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Mississippi State – Jace Christmann 34-yard field goal, 3:28

Second Quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 39-yard field goal, 10:24
Mississippi State – Jace Christmann 39-yard field goal, 3:30

Third Quarter

Florida – Moral Stephens 20-yard pass from Kadarius Toney (Evan McPherson kick), 8:26

Fourth Quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal 5:22

Passing leaders

FLA – Feleipe Franks – 22/31, 219 yards, 1 interception
MSU – Nick Fitzgerald – 11/26, 98 yards

Rushing leaders

FLA – Lamical Perine – 10 carries, 55 yards
MSU – Kylin Hill – 9 carries, 41 yards

Receiving leaders

FLA – Josh Hammond – 3 receptions, 47 yards
MSU – Osirus Mitchell – 3 receptions, 35 yards

Tackling leaders

FLA – Chauncey Gardner-Johnson and Vosean Joseph – 7 tackles
MSU – Erroll Thompson – 14 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
33–19–2	October 16, 2010	Mississippi State, 10–7

LSU

LSU Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 LSU	7	3	3	6	19
No. 22 Florida	0	14	0	13	27

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: October 6, 2018
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: ENE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: 51% humidity, sunny
Game attendance: 90,283
Referee: Matt Loeffler
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jamie Erdahl^[17]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

LSU – Nick Brossette 4-yard run (Cole Tracy kick), 11:43

Second Quarter

Florida – Lamical Perine 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 12:30
LSU – Cole Tracy 33-yard field goal, 3:10
Florida – Moral Stephens 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 1:09

Third Quarter

LSU – Cole Tracy 42-yard field goal, 4:16

Fourth Quarter

LSU – Nick Brossette 1 yard run, 11:14
Florida – Lamical Perine 2-yard run, 8:48
Florida – Brad Stewart, Jr. 25-yard interception return (Evan McPherson kick), 1:45

Passing leaders

LSU – Joe Burrow – 19/34, 191 yards, 2 interceptions
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 12/27, 161 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception

Rushing leaders

LSU – Nick Brossette – 15 carries, 95 yards, 2 touchdowns
FLA – Lamical Perine – 17 carries, 85 yards, 2 touchdowns

Receiving leaders

LSU – Justin Jefferson – 3 receptions, 50 yards
FLA – Josh Hammond – 3 receptions, 85 yards

Tackling leaders

LSU – Micah Baskerville – 11 tackles
FLA – Vosean Joseph – 14 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
32–29–3	October 7, 2017	LSU, 17–16

Vanderbilt

Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Florida	0	13	7	17	37
Vanderbilt	7	14	0	6	27

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

Date: October 13, 2018
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 31,118
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill^[18]

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
39–10–2	September 30, 2017	Florida, 38–24

Georgia

Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Florida			0
Georgia			0

at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, Florida

Date: October 27, 2018
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jamie Erdahl

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
43–50–2 (per Florida) 43–51–2 (per Georgia)	October 28, 2017	Georgia, 42–7

Missouri

Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Missouri			0
Florida			0

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: November 3, 2018

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
3–4	November 4, 2017	Missouri, 45–16

South Carolina

South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	Total
South Carolina			0
Florida			0

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: November 10, 2018

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
26–9–3	November 11, 2017	South Carolina, 28–20

Idaho

Idaho Vandals at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Idaho			0
Florida			0

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: November 17, 2018

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
First meeting

Florida State

Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Florida			0
Florida State			0

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

Date: November 24, 2018

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
34–26–2	November 25, 2017	Florida State, 38–22

Personnel

Roster

As of 23 September 2018^[19]

2018 Florida Gators roster

Quarterbacks

5 Emory Jones – Freshman
11 Kyle Trask – Sophomore
13 Feleipe Franks – Sophomore

Running Backs

20 Malik Davis – Sophomore
22 Lamical Perine – Junior
24 Iverson Clement – Freshman
25 Jordan Scarlett – Junior
27 Dameon Pierce – Freshman

Wide Receivers

8 Trevon Grimes – Sophomore
9 Dre Massey – Senior
10 Josh Hammond – Junior
12 Van Jefferson – Junior
15 Jacob Copeland – Freshman
16 Freddie Swain – Junior
18 Daquon Green – Sophomore
83 Rick Wells – Sophomore
89 Tyrie Cleveland – Junior

Tight Ends

14 Lucas Krull – Sophomore
80 C'yontai Lewis – Senior
81 Dante Lang – Freshman
82 Moral Stephens – Senior
84 Kyle Pitts – Freshman
88 Kemore Gamble – Freshman

Offensive Line

53 Kavaris Harkless – Senior
55 Noah Banks – Junior
56 Jean DeLance – Sophomore
59 T.J. McCoy – Junior
61 Brett Heggie – Sophomore
62 Griffin McDowell – Freshman
64 Tyler Jordan – Senior
65 Jawaan Taylor – Junior
66 Nick Buchanan – Junior
67 Christopher Bleich – Freshman
70 Tanner Rowell – Sophomore
71 Nick Villano – Junior
72 Stone Forsythe – Sophomore
73 Martez Ivey – Senior
74 Fred Johnson – Senior
75 T.J. Moore – Freshman
76 Richard Gouraige – Freshman

Defensive Line

17 Zachary Carter – Freshman
35 Malik Langham – Freshman
54 Khairi Clark – Senior
55 Kyree Campbell – Sophomore
56 Tedarrell Slaton – Sophomore
77 Antonneous Clayton Sr. – Junior
91 Marlon Dunlap Jr. – Junior
92 Jabari Zuniga – Junior
93 Elijah Conliffe – Sophomore
95 Adam Shuler – Graduate
96 CeCe Jefferson – Senior
98 Luke Ancrum – Junior
99 Jachai Polite – Junior

Linebackers

7 Jeremiah Moon – Sophomore
11 Vosean Joseph – Junior
28 Kylan Johnson – Junior
33 David Reese – Junior
34 Lacedrick Brunson – Freshman
40 Nick Smith – Freshman
41 James Houston IV – Freshman
44 Rayshad Jackson – Junior
51 Ventrell Miller – Freshman
58 Jahim Lawrence – Junior
90 Andrew Chatfield Jr. – Freshman

Defensive Backs

2 Brad Stewart Jr. – Sophomore
3 Marco Wilson – Sophomore
4 David Reese – Freshman
5 CJ Henderson – Sophomore
6 Brian Edwards – Sophomore
12 C.J. McWilliams – Sophomore
13 Donovan Stiner – Sophomore
21 Trey Dean III – Freshman
23 Chauncey Gardner-Johnson – Junior
26 John Huggins – Freshman
27 Quincy Lenton – Sophomore
29 Jeawon Taylor – Junior
31 Shawn Davis – Sophomore

Punters

43 Tommy Townsend – Junior
86 Jacob Finn – Sophomore
97 Jon Gould – Junior

Placekickers

19 Evan McPherson – Freshman
71 Chris Howard – Freshman
98 Jorge Powell – Senior

Long Snappers

41 Ryan Farr – Senior
48 Brett DioGuardi – Sophomore
49 Jacob Tilghman – Junior
50 Marco Ortiz – Freshman

Athletes

4 Kadarius Toney – Sophomore
17 Nick Sproles – Sophomore
19 Jack Ruskell – Freshman
25 Erik Askeland – Freshman
27 Joshua Tse – Freshman
30 Amari Burney – Freshman
33 Daniel Cross – Freshman
36 Robert Clay – Junior
37 Patrick Moorer – Freshman
37 Brandon Reddick – Graduate
38 Anthony Giglia – Senior
38 Nick Oelrich – Sophomore
39 Brady Walters – Junior
42 Jaylin Jackson – Freshman
42 Umstead Sanders – Junior
43 Glenn Jarriel – Junior
43 Nicolas Sutton – Sophomore
44 Garrett Conner – Junior
45 R.J. Raymond – Senior
46 Harry Gornto V – Junior
46 Will Thomas – Sophomore
47 Austin Perry – Freshman
47 Isaac Ricks – Freshman
52 Quaylin Crum – Freshman
57 Coleman Crozier – Freshman
59 Danny Weldon – Junior
60 Houston Underwood – Junior
63 James Washington - Freshman
85 Trey Thompson – Freshman
86 Andres Saldivar – Junior
87 Dennis Gross – Junior
93 Moses Gordon III – Junior

Redshirt
Injury

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Joined Staff
Dan Mullen	Head Coach	2018
Todd Grantham	Defensive Coordinator	2018
John Hevesy	Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line	2018
Billy Gonzales	Co-Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers	2018
Greg Knox	Running Backs / Special Teams Coordinator	2018
Sal Sunseri	Defensive Line	2018
Ron English	Safeties	2018
Brian Johnson	Quarterbacks	2018
Larry Scott	Tight Ends	2018
Charlton Warren	Cornerbacks	2018
Christian Robinson	Linebackers	2018
Nick Savage	Director of Strength & Conditioning	2018

Recruits

The Gators signed a total of 19 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Iverson Clement RB	Mount Holly, New Jersey	Rancocas Valley Regional High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Apr 13, 2017
Iverson Clement RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Amari Burney S	Clearwater, Florida	Calvary Christian High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 1, 2017
Amari Burney S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kyle Pitts TE	Warminster, Pennsylvania	Archbishop Wood High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Jul 20, 2017
Kyle Pitts TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dante Lang TE	Boca Raton, Florida	Boca Raton Community High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 21, 2017
Dante Lang TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Randy Russell S	Miami, Florida	Miami Carol City High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 22, 2017
Randy Russell S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
David Reese LB	Fort Pierce, Florida	Vero Beach High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jul 29, 2017
David Reese LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dameon Pierce RB	Bainbridge, Georgia	Bainbridge High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 6, 2017
Dameon Pierce RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Richard Gouriage OT	Tampa, Florida	Cambridge Christian School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	271 lb (123 kg)	Oct 20, 2017
Richard Gouriage OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chris Bleich OT	Plymouth, Pennsylvania	Wyoming Valley West High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Nov 29, 2017
Chris Bleich OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Evan McPherson K	Fort Payne, Alabama	Fort Payne High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Dec 10, 2017
Evan McPherson K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
John Huggins S	Daytona Beach, Florida	Mainland High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 17, 2017
John Huggins S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Noah Banks OT	Pensacola, Florida	Iowa Western Community College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Dec 19, 2017
Noah Banks OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Trey Dean S	Hampton, Georgia	Dutchtown High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
Trey Dean S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Emory Jones QB	Franklin, Georgia	Heard County High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
Emory Jones QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin Watkins WR	Clermont, Florida	East Ridge High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Jan 20, 2018
Justin Watkins WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Griffin McDowell C	Leesburg, Georgia	Lee County High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jan 30, 2018
Griffin McDowell C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Andrew Chatfield LB	Plantation, Florida	American Heritage School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Andrew Chatfield LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Malik Langham DE	Huntsville, Alabama	Lee High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Malik Langham DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jacob Copeland WR	Pensacola, Florida	Escambia High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Jacob Copeland WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Florida Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

References

↑ "McElwain, UAA Mutually Agree to Part Ways". Florida Gators. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
↑ "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best". lottimpacttrophy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
↑ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
↑ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
↑ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
↑ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
↑ "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
↑ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
↑ http://www.secsports.com/article/24148392/media-predicts-alabama-win-2018-sec-championship
↑ Charleston Southern Pregame Notes
↑ Kentucky Pregame Notes
↑ Colorado State Pregame Notes
↑ Tennessee Pregame Notes
↑ Mississippi State Pregame Notes
↑ LSU Pregame Notes
↑ Vanderbilt Pregame Notes
↑ "2018 Football Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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[1] "McElwain, UAA Mutually Agree to Part Ways". Florida Gators. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

[2] "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best". lottimpacttrophy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-17.

[3] "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.

[4] "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.

[5] "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[6] "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[7] "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[8] "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

[9] "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[10] "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[11] ttp://www.secsports.com/article/24148392/media-predicts-alabama-win-2018-sec-championship

[12] Charleston Southern Pregame Notes

[13] Kentucky Pregame Notes

[14] Colorado State Pregame Notes

[15] Tennessee Pregame Notes

[16] Mississippi State Pregame Notes

[17] LSU Pregame Notes

[18] Vanderbilt Pregame Notes

[19] "2018 Football Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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Venues	The Baseball Park (1906–1910) University Athletic Field / Fleming Field (1911–1930) Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn Florida State (Florida Cup) Georgia LSU Miami (Florida Cup) Tennessee
Culture & lore	History The Pride of the Sunshine Gator Chomp Mr. Two Bits Gatorade
People	Head coaches Ring of Honor All-Americans UF Athletic Hall of Fame Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL players NFL draftees Mick Hubert
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2018 Florida Gators football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 14
2018 record	6–1 (4–1 SEC)
Head coach	Dan Mullen (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Billy Gonzales (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	John Hevesy (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Todd Grantham (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Capacity: 88,548)

2018 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
No. 11 Florida		4	–	1		6	–	1
No. 8 Georgia		4	–	1		6	–	1
No. 14 Kentucky		3	–	1		5	–	1
South Carolina		2	–	3		3	–	3
Tennessee		1	–	2		3	–	3
Missouri		0	–	3		3	–	3
Vanderbilt		0	–	3		3	–	4
West Division
No. 1 Alabama		4	–	0		7	–	0
No. 5 LSU		3	–	1		6	–	1
No. 17 Texas A&M		3	–	1		5	–	2
Ole Miss		1	–	2		5	–	2
No. 22 Mississippi State		1	–	2		4	–	2
Auburn		1	–	3		4	–	3
Arkansas		0	–	4		1	–	6
Championship: December 1, 2018
Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll